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Dr. Astrid Schepman is an Associate Professor in Experimental Psychology at the University of Chester, UK, affiliated with the Division of Psychology within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society. She holds administrative roles, including Research Excellence Framework (REF) Coordinator for Unit of Assessment 4. Her research focuses on attitudes toward AI, laterality, auditory processing, and mental health, supported by grants from The British Academy, Carnegie Trust, and others. She supervises three PhD students and teaches at MSc/undergraduate levels. Schepman is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and contributes to pedagogy projects like TeacherMatic. Her work spans over 40 peer-reviewed publications, with notable studies on human lateralization, AI ethics, and emotional processing.
Educations: PhD and MSc in Experimental Psychology from the University of Sussex, and a Drs (Master) in English Language and Literature from Radboud University Nijmegen. She reviews for academic journals and funding bodies, and her research explores interdisciplinary topics including AI societal impacts, motor asymmetries, and educational technologies. She is involved in the Culture and Society, Health and Wellbeing, and Sustainability research institutes at the University of Chester.
Recent research highlights include global studies on student perceptions of ChatGPT, laterality patterns in human pairs, and the Modified Fighting Hypothesis for right-handed dominance. Her work bridges experimental psychology with applied contexts, emphasizing empirical rigor and societal relevance.
